First Time Sharing a Bed

Her father, Ye Wuya, was once a teacher at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy; therefore, Ye Guyi naturally understood the limits of what a soul master could withstand for each soul ring.

According to the plan her father had originally set, her first soul ring only needed to be around five hundred years old—after all, Ye Wuya's own first soul ring had been exactly five hundred years.

But after experiencing the incident in the Evil Demon Forest, Ye Guyi understood one thing.

Although her father's past planning was for her own good, it was not enough to help her grow into a powerhouse. If she wanted to become stronger and possess the power for revenge, she had to challenge the limits that ordinary people dared not touch!

A foundation built upon a thousand-year first soul ring might already allow her to surpass ninety-nine percent of the soul masters on this continent, but in Ye Guyi's eyes, that was still far from enough to make her a true powerhouse.

After all, the young master she followed had a second soul ring that was already ten thousand years old. If she weren't strong enough in the future, wouldn't she just become a burden?

Even if the young master were kind enough not to despise her strength, she would look down on herself.

There was danger, so what?

When she resolved to walk this path of becoming stronger, it was destined that the road ahead would be fraught with danger. If she feared everything, she would not be worthy of walking this path!

At this moment, a heart of a powerhouse was born within Ye Guyi without her even realizing it. She looked at Xu Tianming with determined eyes:

"I trust my benefactor, and I am willing to absorb that two-thousand-year soul ring!"

Receiving Ye Guyi's reply, Xu Tianming nodded with satisfaction, though he suddenly felt something was slightly off.

Right, the form of address!

"Almost forgot. Guyi, since you have chosen to trust me, then remember my name—Xu Tianming. From now on, when you are by my side, there is no need to call me benefactor; just call me by my name."

As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Guyi felt her heart struck hard.

She instinctively wanted to say something, but the words died on her lips; due to her lack of life experience, she didn't know how to express herself.

Just like that, she opened and closed her mouth repeatedly in front of Xu Tianming, appearing somewhat adorable.

"Why don't you answer? Are you unwilling?"

A sense of mischief welled up in his heart, and Xu Tianming asked with feigned seriousness. Upon hearing this, Ye Guyi didn't have time to overthink and immediately shook her head:

"No, it's not that, I... I am willing!"

Seeing this, the satisfied Xu Tianming nodded and then said:

"Good, as long as you are willing. Now, adjust your state. Once you are ready, release your Martial Soul. I will place my hand on your back and use my power to help you absorb this soul ring. Remember to stay calm throughout the process; no matter what happens, do not panic. At the critical moment, I will guide you on what to do!"

Ye Guyi naturally agreed unconditionally to Xu Tianming's arrangements. She immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, and after only a moment, her breathing returned to a steady rhythm as she released her Angel Martial Soul, which carried a divine aura.

The moment the Angel Martial Soul appeared, both Mavuika and Columbina in the Mental Sea of Consciousness became interested:

"We didn't have time to examine it carefully in the Evil Demon Forest, but observing it up close now... the Angel Martial Soul of this world is truly peculiar. It is not the same type of existence as the angels from our world at all."

After Mavuika finished speaking, Columbina replied:

"After all, the angels of the Teyvat Continent were created by Phanes and granted authority and duties, whereas the angels of this world seem to be born naturally."

The two women did not avoid speaking in front of him, but Xu Tianming had no intention of interrupting this time.

After calming his mind, he sat cross-legged behind Ye Guyi and placed his right hand on her back.

The moment she felt the icy touch, Ye Guyi's body trembled noticeably, but she quickly forced herself to regain control:

"I am ready, you may begin."

Hearing this, Xu Tianming opened his soul tool that stored soul rings and released the two-thousand-year Magic Flame Wolf soul ring.

Seeing the soul ring appear, Ye Guyi immediately followed Xu Tianming's instructions, using her Angel Martial Soul to mobilize her soul power and draw the purple ring into her body.

The absorption process went smoothly until the very moment it entered her body, when an unbearable sensation instantly spread throughout Ye Guyi's entire frame.

Fortunately, a scorching, warm power from behind entered her body in time, helping her alleviate most of the pain. Within just a moment, the pain transformed into a feeling of comfort.

Ye Guyi's constitution was already capable of absorbing a soul ring of around a thousand years on her own. Now, with the assistance of Mavuika's power, the refining process of this soul ring was much easier than she had imagined, aside from the very beginning.

An hour passed, and by the time she had completely refined the two-thousand-year soul ring, Ye Guyi still found it hard to believe that she had actually succeeded.

However, she did not become complacent because of it.

She quickly realized that this was all thanks to Xu Tianming!

If that scorching, warm power hadn't arrived in time to help her shoulder the vast majority of the pressure, she feared her body would have been on the verge of collapse shortly after the soul ring entered her, due to her insufficient capacity.

Her benefactor had not only saved her entire family from villains but had even given her precious heavenly treasures and personally helped her absorb a two-thousand-year first soul ring!

Any one of these things, taken individually, was a massive favor she could not repay at her age.

From this moment on, Ye Guyi silently made a vow in her heart: in this life, she was willing to use everything she had to repay Xu Tianming's kindness. Even if it required sacrificing her own life, she would have no regrets!

The next day, at noon.

Feeling someone shaking his arm, Xu Tianming woke up groggily and looked at Ye Guyi, who was wearing pajamas and clutching his arm.

He remembered.

After assisting the girl in absorbing her first soul ring last night, Xu Tianming had felt a wave of fatigue.

After all, this body was still young, and getting enough sleep was essential.

However, before going to bed, he had kept Ye Guyi in the room and signaled that she could sleep on the same bed as him.

The reason given was that his bed was large enough to be spacious even for two people, and since it was too late to arrange a room for her, she would have to make do for the night and settle her accommodations after waking up tomorrow.

Although the young girl felt a bit shy upon hearing this arrangement, she eventually nodded in agreement with a blushing face.

Just like that, Ye Guyi and Xu Tianming slept in the same bed.

Because his body was overly exhausted, Xu Tianming only managed to say, "Remember to wake me up before noon tomorrow," after changing his clothes and lying down.

Immediately after, his eyelids grew heavy, and he fell into a deep sleep.

This left Ye Guyi sitting blankly to the side, watching his refined sleeping face, feeling somewhat at a loss for what to do.

As for whether she did anything while Xu Tianming was fast asleep...

Only she herself, along with Mavuika and Columbina within Xu Tianming's Mental Sea of Consciousness, would know.